Tag: Placebo week

With perfect use, birth control pills are 99% effective at preventing pregnancy, but with typical use, this drops to about 93% [1.6.1, 1.6.2]. A common question is: **Am I still protected after placebo week?** The short answer is yes, if you've taken your active pills correctly.

The typical effectiveness rate of combined birth control pills is over 99% with perfect use, which includes being protected on your week off birth control. However, this protection is contingent on taking the active pills correctly and understanding the crucial differences between combined and progestin-only formulations.

Over 90% of women who use hormonal birth control have been on the combined pill at some point, leading to a very common question: "Am I still protected during inactive pills?" The short answer is yes, as long as you have been taking your active pills correctly.

Unlike most traditional 28-day oral contraceptives, Amethyst is a continuous-cycle birth control pill that does not contain a placebo week. Designed to be taken every day without a break, its goal is to help users reduce or even eliminate their monthly menstrual bleed.

With typical use, the birth control pill is about 93% effective at preventing pregnancy [1.8.2]. A common question is: does the pill still work during the break week? The short answer is yes, provided you have taken your active pills correctly and consistently.